Mercenaries of the Wagner group have posted images on social media showing them inside Bakhmut's Azom industrial plant.
The photos were posted on the channel of the paramilitary group founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Meanwhile, the Russian state agency RIA Novosti writes that the Russian units have taken control of part of the metal processing plant in the city center and where in December Volodymyr Zelensky presented medals to Bakhmut's defenders.
The site has a network of underground tunnels, fighting between Russians and Ukrainians is also taking place underground.
ANSA agency
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The US and the UK claim the role of "coordinators of international efforts" to increase military aid to Ukraine.
(HANDLE)
ANSA agency
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According to a Washington Post report, Ukrainian forces have suffered significant casualties in men and weapons since the war began, and Western officials are questioning whether resisting Bakhmut is a wise strategy.
(HANDLE)